Note 2 : The number of vacancies given above is tentative and may be changed at any stage by Services H. Q.

N.B (I) :

A candidate is required to specify clearly in respective column of the Online Application the Services for which he / she wishes to be considered in the order of his / her preference. A male candidate is advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to, subject to the condition given at paras (b) and (c) below, so that having regard to his rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his preferences when making appointment.
Since women candidates are eligible for OTA only, they should give OTA as their first and only preference.

If a male candidate is competing for Short Service Commission ( Army ) only, he should indicate OTA as the one and only choice. However, a male candidate competing for Short Service Commission Course at OTA as well as Permanent
Commission course at IMA, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy should indicate OTA as his last preference; otherwise OTA will be deemed to be the last choice even if it is given a higher preference by the candidate.

Women candidates are being considered only for Short Service Commission at OTA. They should indicate OTA as the only choice.

Candidates who desire to join Air Force Academy must indicate AFA as first choice, as they have to be administered Computer Pilot Selection System ( CPSS ) and / or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test at one of the AFSBs and AF Medicals at Central Establishment / Institute of Aviation Medicines. Choice exercised for AFA as second / third etc. will be treated as invalid.

Candidates should note that, except as provided in N.B. (II) below, they will be considered for appointment to those courses only for which they exercise their preference and for no other course(s).

No request for addition / alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his / her application will be entertained by the Commission. No change of choice once exercised will be allowed. Second choice will come for consideration only when the first choice is not offered to the candidate by Services HQ. When first choice is offered and a candidate declines the same, his / her candidature will be cancelled for all other choices for regular Commission.

N.B. (II) : The left-over candidates of IMA / Indian Naval Academy / Air Force Academy courses viz., those who have been recommended by the Union Public Service Commission for grant of Permanent Commission on the basis of the final results of this Examination, but who could not be inducted on these courses for any reason whatsoever may be considered for grant of SSC even if they have not indicated their choice for this course in their applications, if they are subsequently willing to be considered for this course subject to the following conditions :

There is a shortfall after detailing all the candidates who competed for the SSC Course; and

The candidates who are detailed for training even though they have not expressed their preference for SSC will be placed in the order of Merit List after the last candidate who had opted for this Course, as these candidates will be getting admission to the Course to which they are not entitled according to the preference expressed by them.

Candidates with Air Force as first and only choice cannot be considered as left-over for grant of SSC ( OTA ) if they fail in Computer Pilot Selection System ( CPSS ) and / or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test. Such candidates, if they desire to be considered for SSC ( OTA ) should exercise their option for OTA also.

Note 1 : NCC ‘C’ Certificate ( Army Wing / Senior Division Air Wing / Naval Wing ) holders may also compete for the vacancies in the Short Service Commission Course but since there is no reservation of vacancies for them in this course, they will be treated as general candidates for the purpose of filling up vacancies in this course. Candidates who have yet to pass NCC ‘C’ Certificate ( Army Wing / Senior Division Air Wing / Naval Wing ) examination, but are otherwise eligible to compete for the reserved vacancies, may also apply but they will be required to submit the proof of passing the NCC ‘C’ Certificate ( Army Wing / Senior Division Air Wing / Naval Wing ) examination to reach the Army HQ / Rtg. CDSE Entry for SSC male candidates and SSC women entry for female candidates West Block III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA / SSC first choice candidates and IHQ of MOD ( Navy ) DMPR, ( OI&R Section ), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110 011 in case of Navy first choice candidates and PO 3 (A) / Air Headquarters ‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110 106 in case of Air Force first choice candidates by 13th November, 2018. To be eligible to compete for reserved vacancies the candidates should have served for not less than 2 academic years in the Senior Division Army Wing and 3 academic years in the Senior Division Air Wing / Naval Wing of National Cadet Corps and should not have been discharged from the NCC for more than 24 months for IMA / Indian Naval Academy / Air Force Academy courses on the last date of receipt of Application in the Commission’s Office.

Note 2 : In the event of sufficient number of qualified NCC ‘C’ Certificate ( Army Wing / Senior Division Air Wing / Naval Wing ) holders not becoming available on the results of the examination to fill all the vacancies reserved for them in the Indian Military Academy Course/Air Force Academy Course / Indian Naval Academy Course, the unfilled reserved vacancies shall be treated as unreserved and filled by general candidates. Admission to the above courses will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in UPSC CDS Exam I 2018 written examination.

The details regarding the :

Scheme, standard, syllabus of the examination,

Instructions to candidates for filling up the Online Application Form

Special instructions to candidates to objective type tests

Guidelines with regard to physical standards for admission to the Academy and

Brief particulars of services etc. for candidates joining the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers’ Training Academy are given in Appendices I, II, III, IV and V respectively.

The admission certificate will bear the photograph of the candidate. If a candidate does not receive his admission certificate or any other communication regarding his candidature for the examination three weeks before the commencement of the examination, he should at once contact the Commission.

On receipt of such a communication, Admission certificate or a duplicate copy thereto will be issued to the admitted candidate. Information in this regard can also be obtained from the Facilitation Counter located in the Commission’s Office either in person or over phone Nos. 011 – 23381125 / 011 – 23385271 /011 – 23098543.

Dear Sir/ Madame,
I would really appreciate if you could kindly let me know the examination details of CDS (II) exmination for 2012. The calendar says the notification itself will be given after April, 2012 and someone in the opinion box here writes that he has already filled up the admission form. Well, it’s just that I cnt find the same anywhere. I just want to make sure I dont miss it out.
Waiting for the reply with all heart. Thanks.

sir,i got my online printout admit card for cds1 .i want to know how ill i get the center address as i have choosen chennai as my center.and i am a obc is i had to pay any cash. i choosen for ota .pl tell

I’ve applied for CDSE 2012(Feb), but I haven’t got my admit card as of yet. Please guide me through. What is the procedure to be followed if I don’t receive my admit card, am I still allowed to write the exam? If yes, then how?

hey guys can anyone plss let me know how to change the preferance of my form for AFA,IMA and OTA,,i have put IMA first but i want AFA first..plsss guys if there is any way ..pls tell me…at hfirakkar@yahoo.in

Dear Sir,
My application no ( form no. 38291158 ) has been dispatched to you on
04 Oct 10. So far I haven’t received my Admit Card ie ( Roll No ) for appearing into CDS Part I Exam starting from 13th feb 2012.

You are requested to kindly acknowledge my application and forward me the Admit Card (Roll No) for appearing into the examination, on the mail mention above.

1. For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy : Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.
2. For Indian Naval Academy : Degree in Engineering.
3. For Air Force Academy : Degree of a recognised University ( with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level ) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Graduates with first choice as Army / Navy / Air Force are to submit proof of graduation provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB.

Candidates who are studying in the final year Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply but they will be required to submit proof of passing the degree examination.

I would really appreciate if you could kindly let me know the examination details of CDS (II) exmination for 2012. The calendar says the notification itself will be given after April, 2012 and someone in the opinion box here writes that he has already filled up the admission form. Well, it’s just that I cnt find the same anywhere. I just want to make sure I dont miss it out.
Waiting for the reply with all heart. Thanks.

i had applied for cdse-1 2012 .Today i have received call letter from the post,But mentioned in that letter “you rejected for exam due to application wad received late.What i am do now any solution have

1. For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy : Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.

2. For Indian Naval Academy : Degree in Engineering for CDSE and Degree in Engineering or B.Sc. ( with Physics or Mathematics ) for NCC entry.

3. For Air Force Academy : Degree of recognized University ( with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level ) or Bachelor of Engineering.

Graduates with first choice as Army / Navy / Air Force are to submit proof of graduation provisional certificates on the date of commencement of the SSB Interview at the SSB.

Candidates who are studying in the final year Degree course and have yet to pass the final year degree examination can also apply but they will be required to submit proof of passing the degree examination.

date:- 10-2-2012
Dear Sir,
My application no ( registration-id. 11100546607 ) has been dispatched to you on
23rd Oct 10. So far I haven’t received my Admit Card ie ( Roll No ) for appearing into CDS Part I Exam starting from 13th feb 2012.

You are requested to kindly acknowledge my application and forward me the Admit Card (Roll No) for appearing into the examination, on the mail mention above.

I would like to say that i had given the cds examination number of times but unable to qualify the exam,please give me suggestion for preparing for the next cds exam so to assertain the qualifying marks.

respected sir,
vry good afternoon,sir i want to ask that after clear the written exam of cds ,what will be the next procedure of selection …..ie what kind of the personality test will be,and how many sub parts may it consist……and how to prepare for that interview……plz tell sir.
thank you………

Dear Sir,
I have received my admission card for NDA exam few days back….but there is a printing mistake in my name so can you please help me out about how to contact the UPSC and make the correction in my name as soon as possible
Plz reply
Thank you

Respected Sir
Best of knowledge i had known that the cds-II exam form will be published on 30 april 2012 but still now not published and while i am searching the sites for the exam dates and related i surprised someone have been filled of their form for cds-II with out any published form on net for which we are waiting for.
Sir please confirm us about the truth what is going on we really don’t want to miss the oppurtunity to be an Armyman.
please sir give us your kind information.

respected sir/madam,
my concern is that if i clear c.d.s exam but failed out of ssb interview then i have to again clear cdse or can directly apply for ssb interview.
please reply as early as possible..
i shall be very thankful to you.

sir,
I am right now in 8th sem of B.E(IT).So sir please suggest me about how to prepare for CDSE exam of Indian air force and which book is to reffer for the exam.Sir i want to apply for the flying branch in IAF .Sir .please tell me about how to prepar for paper and batter test,and which are the quality the Indian Air Force see for recrupting the candedate.

Dear sir, i have fill the appl. Form of civil service 2012 and posted it before 21 feb 2012. But there is no response from commission. The exams are coming so near. Please help me. Nobody receive my phone calls at commission. Delhi.

i got a notification of the exam…so that we can fill the forms in or befor 7 june…. but i dnt know the date of the examination…. can u please let me know the details of the examination to ma mail…. i am eagerly waiting for4 your response.

gud eve sir /madam
i had given my b,com2nd yr examinatin n next year i will be graduate with also having ncc-c certificate .i had registerd for cds 2012 sep examination. i want to try for direct entry … need ur help wt to do ? n how?

sir , i have qualified CDSE(1) 2012 written exam and i have not recieved call letter for ssb till today what should i do , please guide.
result declaration date 13 june 2012
and when will ssb interview will took place.

i have applied for CDS-II examination 2012 in off line mode to be conducted on 18th september of this month,but till date i haven’t received my admit card.so kindly please inform me how can i receive my admit card for the comming examination in my email id.

sir,
i have applied for CDS examination 2012 in on line mode to be conducted on 18th september of this month,but till date i haven’t recieve my admit card.so i request kindly please inform me how can i recieve my admit card for the comming examination in my email id.
my email id=swami.miswa@gmail,com

i have applied for cds(1) exam 2012 i got my admit card but the preferences i have mentioned in my application and the preferences that are being shown on my admit card are different what should i do about that?

pls tell me about the form of ima (non technical for women) to be filled in which month and also tell my eligiblity to join. my d.o.b – 30-11-1986 , can i fill the form in next year or in the current year. i m eargly to join army.

sir i am a btech student , btech completed,n i have 12th with physics n maths can i apply for IMA and OTA both,if anyone know about that one please send ur suggestions to my mail id sathya.gottapu@gmail.com

i. For IMA-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1988 and not later than 1st January, 1994 only are eligible.

ii. For Naval Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1991 ( 2nd January, 1989 in case of NCC Naval Wing ‘C’ Certificate holders ) and not later than 1st January, 1994 only are eligible.

iii. For Air Force Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 2nd January, 1990 and not later than 1st January, 1994 only are eligible.

iv. For Officers Training Academy – ( SSC Course for Men ) : Male candidates ( married or unmarried ) born not earlier than 2nd January, 1988 and not later than 1st January, 1994 only are eligible.

Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless divorcees ( in possession of divorce documents ) who have not remarried are eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1988 and not later than 1st January, 1994.

CDS I Exam 2012 Educational Qualifications :

1. For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy-Degree of a recognised University or equivalent.

2. For Indian Naval Academy : Degree in Engineering for CDSE and Degree in Engineering or B.Sc. ( with Physics or Mathematics ) for NCC entry.

3. For Air Force Academy : Degree of recognized University ( with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level ) or Bachelor of Engineering

i’ve done some mistake duiring the submisson of online form of cds1.
i fill preferences… 1.ima, 2.na, 3.afa, 4.ota
but i want first preference is OTA.
so what should i do…
can i change that information..if yes then how?
plz reply me

1. : A candidate is required to specify clearly in respective column of the Online application form for CDS I Exam the services for which he / she wishes to be considered in the order of his / her preference.

A male candidate is advised to indicate as many preferences as he wishes to, subject to the condition given at paras (b) and (c) below, so that having regard to his / her rank in the order of merit due consideration can be given to his / her preferences when making appointment. Since women candidates are eligible for OTA only, they should give OTA as their first and only preference.

2.
1. : “If a male candidate is competing for short service commission ( Army ) only, he should indicate OTA as the one and only choice.

However, a male candidate competing for short service commission course at OTA as well as permanent commission course at IMA, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy should indicate OTA as his last preference, otherwise OTA will be deemed to be the last choice even if it is given a higher preference by the candidate”.
2. : Women candidates are being considered only for short service commission at OTA. They should indicate OTA as the only choice.
3. : Candidates who desire to join Air Force Academy must indicate AFA as first choice, as they have to be administered pilot aptitude battery test at one of the AFSB and AF Medical at Central Medical Establishment / Institute of Aviation Medicines. Choice exercised for AFA as second or third will be treated as invalid.
4. : Candidates should note that, except as provided in N.B. (ii) below, they will be considered for appointment to those courses only for which they exercise their preference and for no other course(s).
5. : No request for addition / alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his / her application will be entertained by the Union Public Service commission. No change of choice once exercised will be allowed. Second choice will come for consideration only when the first choice is not offered to the candidate by services HQ.

When first choice is offered and a candidate declines the same, his / her candidature will be cancelled for all other choices for regular commission.

sir i m doing B.E. in electronics & communications & also did NCC and got my ‘C’ certificate. please guide me that how can i apply to SSB interview through NCC . i had rank as cadet in ncc. PLEASE HELP sir

sir i am a final year engineering student, i hav completed ncc c cert with b grade in 2009, am i elegible to compete for reserved vacancies of CDSE 2013, as it has been published in UPSC notification that a person should not be discharged from NCC for more than 24 months

what will be the cut-off range for CDS Exam…which one will be having the highest cut-off for written test INA or IMA.
Suppose if cut-off marks for INA is higher than that for IMA and in the written test I secure enough marks to be declared “pass” for IMA but below that required for INA will I be called for SSB for IMA or will I be rejected completely?
Please Reply.

sir iam studying btec 3rd year and i have applied for cds1 2014 without knowing the elgiblity i have applied it is there any possible way to cancel my registration and get my exam fee refunded as i payed 200 please help me regarding this issue

i have submitted my form for Combined Defence Services Examination (I) – 2014.also i have received conformation mail from UPSC. now, what i have to do ?
what is the next step?.
if i pass CDS1 written exam and physical test , what would be the next step???
tell me about some details after that.
after selection what would happen either i would get job or join to training. if there will be training means howlong and have i to pay money?
could you please guide me for this?

If you are paying fee in cash, you should take printout of challan generated online after completion of registration. Candidate may go to nearest SBI branch for depositing fee after 24 hours of submission of online form.

sir
my son got 133 rank in NDA/INA merit list. I kept airforce as preference 1,INA as 2 NAVY as 3 and ARMY as 4 while filling the application. He is failed in CPSS so automatically will be considered for INA. But now he want s to go for NDA. Can we request to change the preference from INA to NDA Navy?